State Act

The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

78A. Appointment of Municipal Chief Auditor.— (1) 10[On and from the 10th March 2011 being the date of commencement of section 2 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Mah. XII of 2011), the State Government, shall appoint, on deputation a suitable officer, not below the rank of the Joint Director from the Maharashtra Finance and Account Services to be the Municipal Chief Auditor, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed], who shall — 11[(a) perform such duties as he is directed by this Act to perform and such other duties with regard to the audit of the accounts of the municipal funds 12[the Water and Sewage Fund and the Consolidated Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Loan Fund as shall be required of him by the corporation or by the 13[Standing Committee] and with regard to the audit of the accounts of the 14[Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Fund] as shall be required of him by the corporation or by the 15[Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Committee];] (b) devote his whole time and attention to the duties of his office; (c) receive such monthly salary 1[as the Corporation shall, from time to time with the approval of the State Government, determine; but the salary of such officer shall not be altered to his disadvantage during his period of office;] (d) be removable at any time from office for misconduct or for neglect of, or incapacity for the duties of his office on the votes of not less than two-thirds of the members present at a meeting of the corporation: 2[Provided that, nothing in this section shall affect the appointment and terms and conditions of services of the Municipal Chief Auditor holding office as such on the 10th March 2011 being the date of commencement of section 2 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Mah. XII of 2011).] (2) The municipal chief auditor shall not be eligible for further office under the corporation after he has ceased to hold his office.